Hello, my name is CorkScrewDood and I was one of the SFM animators from HDTF and what this post is all about is that all I want is feedback for my work done. I have heard some positive and negative feedback on the animation itself and so I want real constructive criticism so I can become a better animator have being started animation 3 years ago (Self-taught).

All I want is constructive criticism, not "It's bad" or "The game sucks" because 1. How am I supposed to get better if you don't clarify how. 2. I didn't design the game, I just animated the cutscenes to where Frank directed them.

The scenes specifically that I did were the 2nd Boris scene, the first and second Sasha scene, the Adrian and Gordon endings, and the part where Gordon hits you in the face with the crowbar. These scenes I did mostly by myself. The other scenes I did mostly the facial animations.

Thanks and I look forward to what people have to say.

(This is from my reddit post so I can reach more people if possible.)

Originally posted by slingshot5:

interesting concept. Good job, all I could recomend is that you nail down the lighting, posing, and sound so that it is more accurate to what your trying to do :p

RIP. It got copyright claimed anyway so now i need to change the song. but thanks!

Please excuse the quality. :c its at 720p60 and im too lazy to change framerate in sfm

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRkttBLoREg&feature=youtu.be
Before I go any farther here, I'd like improve what I already have. Thankles.

Is there anything to fix here? Any critiques? Anything would be appreciated.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p9GQ7Qy_3g0&feature=youtu.be

Change the value to 64 or higher on the Override Depth of Field dropdown bar. It's there when you right click on the viewport and go to Progressive Refinement. This will drastically make render times longer though.

I say to do a remake (like a video game trailer, movie scene, etc.) to get a feel on animation yourself. Something that is mo capped and you instead keyframing it would also be a nice challenge.

I think it looks good but I think there is one thing missing. I say that there should be a central point to which you can easily see. What I mean is that if you wanted a focus on the Medic, he should be in the center other than being put on the side or something you can see through the window.

IK rig is biped_simple. Thanks for spreadin' the knowlage.

Im makin this thingy and I need to see if there is any room for some improvement.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TcrdOAUoW50&feature=youtu.be